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Pothole

Reported via mobile in the Pothole (NH) category anonymously at 16:14, Sunday 1 February 2026

Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 8814825.

Ridiculous large and dangerous pothole… if you could call them that… more like huge craters… all across the m62 from junction 18 (simister) to junction 21 (shaw) . They are getting even worse and impossible to avoid safely. These need to be looked at asap as my a tyre pressure warning appeared on my dash after being unable to avoid one about 30cm deep, I now need to check I haven’t got a puncture from driving over it. Please please fix these, it’s incredibley dangerous and there is no lighting on this stretch of motorway so cannot be seen. My car may be damaged and there’s been so sign of any improvement or works to fix them for 2 weeks now. Sort it please

Updates

  • Thank you for making your report. We have asked our inspection team to attend this location and assess the issue.

    If any work is needed, they will arrange for this to happen. Should no immediate work be required we will continue to monitor this during our regular inspections.

    Although we always aim to complete repairs as quickly as possible, timescales do vary as we try to minimise disruption to customers by combining activities into single closures and always ensuring the safety of our people.

    Kind regards National Highways

    State changed to: Internal referral

    Posted by National Highways at 14:32, Thursday 5 February 2026

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